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· Bryan Ke
Chicago News Station Thinks the 2018 Winter Olympics is Happening at P.F. Chang’s
Athletes from around the world are now competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics currently being held in the county of Pyeongchang, South Korea, but apparently, one Chicago news station thinks that the event is happening at “P.F. Chang’s”. The mix-up occurred during a report…
· Ryan General
Chinese Students Targeted in Racist Email Blast Sent By Chicago Bus Company
A transportation company which provides bus services to students of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign recently earned backlash after sending out a racially charged message to its mailing list. In its Christmas break advertisement sent out on Saturday, Suburban…
· Max Chang
Chicago Police Claim Battered Asian Doctor Sustained Injuries Because He ‘Fell’
Earlier today, Twitter erupted after an Asian man was forcibly taken off a United Airlines flight after failing to give up his seat for United employees on an overbooked flight. Another video shows the bloodied and dazed man repeating continuously “I want to go home” and “just…
· Ryan General
Meet the Incredible Filipino Women Behind The Hero of the Chicago Cubs
Asian American Addison Russell, the pivotal hero in the Chicago Cubs’ historic comeback from a 3-1 championship series deficit, loves and admires the women in his life. Born to a Filipino mother who hails from Olongapo City, the 22-year-old shortstop phenom has been vocal in…
· Editorial Staff
One-Eyed Pug Gets Rescued From Bad Home, Becomes Chicago Hotel Concierge
A middle-aged rescue pug who is missing one eye found a cozy home at a posh hotel in Chicago, where she is fast becoming its main attraction. Walter Brindell, Park Hyatt Chicago’s manager, recently adopted the 5-year-old pug named Parker and even made her the hotel’s new…
· Editorial Staff
The TSA Line at This Chicago Airport is Everyone’s Worst Travel Nightmare
A video of the TSA line at Chicago Midway airport has recently gone viral because…well…just look at the video and prepare to cringe.
· Editorial Staff
Chicago Woman Discovers Her Dead Mother’s Bank Account is Overdrawn by $99 Billion
A woman from Chicago was told by the bank that her deceased mother’s bank account had a negative balance of $99 billion. With her name listed on her mother’s savings account, Sheila Henderson contacted Chase Bank to check its balance so she could pay for her mother’s funeral…
· Khier Casino
American Airlines Kicks Chinese Music Student Off Flight, Says to Buy 1st Class Ticket to Get Home
A DePaul University School of Music student from Shanghai, China was kicked off of an American Airlines flight out of Miami after she checked in online for both herself and her cello. Jay Tang said his wife Jingjing Hu was sitting in her seat on the American Airlines flight 2457…
· Carl Samson
Robbers Viciously Assault Asian Employees to Steal a Wig from a Maryland Beauty Store
A trio of robbers stole a wig from a beauty store in Maryland and attacked two Asian employees in the process. The incident at Esther’s Beauty in Montgomery County, Silver Spring occurred on July 27, WTOP reported.
· Ryan General
White-Owned Poke Restaurant ‘Bullies’ Native Hawaiians with Lawyers Over the Term ‘Aloha’
A restaurant in Chicago has angered many Hawaiians after claiming the word “Aloha” as its own and sending cease and desist letters to other restaurants using it. Chicago-based poke chain Aloha Poke reportedly forced a poke shop in Fairhaven, Washington to change its name in…
· Ryan General
Dwyane Wade Gets $25 Million Offer to Become China’s Highest Paid Basketball Player Ever
NBA superstar Dwyane Wade has reportedly received an offer to play in China for a three-year deal worth $25 million. Season 15 is a wrap. Stay tuned… #MomentsAfter
· Carl Samson
South Asians in the U.S. Are at High Risk for Heart Disease
New reports claim that South Asians living in the United States have a high risk for cardiac disease. After a comprehensive review of existing studies, researchers found that South Asians are more prone to develop early diabetes and have high cholesterol, which consequently…
· Carl Samson
Chloe Bennet Reveals Why She’s Dating Logan Paul in a Single Tweet
Chloe Bennet has confirmed alleged reports that she is dating Logan Paul. Responding to a Twitter user who questioned the relationship, the “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” star pointed out that the controversial YouTuber has changed her life “for the better” and that she has done the…
· Ryan General
Chloe Bennet and Logan Paul are Reportedly Back Together and Twitter Has Feelings
Chloe Bennet is on the receiving end of some criticism on Twitter following news of her apparent romantic reconciliation with controversial YouTuber Logan Paul. While they have not officially announced that they are indeed back together, the romantically linked pair has recently…
· Ryan General
‘Flute Guy’ Who Drew Backlash at E3 for Wearing Japanese Clothes Has a Surprising Backstory
Sony’s “Flute guy” played just two minutes at this year’s E3, but he sparked an endless amount of memes and some heated discussion on social media. Reactions vary from the annoyance of gamers who just wanted to watch gameplay at the event to ridicule of the performance itself…
· Ryan General
Ivanka Trump Tweets a ‘Chinese Proverb,’ Only It’s Not Actually Chinese
Ivanka Trump lit up social media on Monday after tweeting a piece of wisdom she attributed as an ancient Chinese saying: “Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it.” “Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it.” -Chinese…
· Carl Samson
Why You’re an Idiot If You Think People Should Only Speak English in America
In the wake of rampant and terrifyingly blatant racism that transports us into an alternate reality stuck in the previous century or older, we become curious of socio-cultural events that would somehow explain the roots of such idiocy. For starters, the least one can do is get…
· Ryan General
Meet The People Behind 9-Year-Old Lil Tay’s Insane Instagram Fame
With over 1.6 million followers on Instagram, nine-year-old Asian rapper/flexer Lil Tay can indeed be considered as a sort of a social media phenomenon. However, her rise to internet stardom can be attributed to both fascination and disgust for her foul-mouthed online persona.
· Jocelyn Eikenburg
11 Critically Acclaimed AMWF Movies Worth Watching
Yes, Asian men and White women can love on the big screen and make for enlightening cinema. If you frequent art house theaters and film festivals, or simply want a more sophisticated pick for a change, here are 11 critically acclaimed AMWF (Asian Male, White Female) movies you…
· Carl Samson
Yelp Shows Asian Restaurants When You Search for Dog and Cat Meat
Yelp has been getting flak for showing Chinese and Korean restaurants in search results related to “dog meat” and “cat meat,” perpetuating a racist stereotype attached to Asians. The information first came from the Tampa Bay Times which performed searches in a dozen U.S.…